---
title: Memory Search
---

How to search for user memories using different retrieval methods.

- `last_n`: Retrieves the last n memories
- `first_n`: Retrieves the first n memories
- `agentic`: Retrieves memories using agentic search

## Code

```python memory_manager/memory_search.py
from agno.db.postgres import PostgresDb
from agno.memory import MemoryManager, UserMemory
from agno.models.openai import OpenAIChat
from rich.pretty import pprint

db_url = "postgresql+psycopg://ai:ai@localhost:5532/ai"

memory_db = PostgresDb(db_url=db_url)

memory = MemoryManager(model=OpenAIChat(id="gpt-5-mini"), db=memory_db)

john_doe_id = "john_doe@example.com"
memory.add_user_memory(
    memory=UserMemory(memory="The user enjoys hiking in the mountains on weekends"),
    user_id=john_doe_id,
)
memory.add_user_memory(
    memory=UserMemory(
        memory="The user enjoys reading science fiction novels before bed"
    ),
    user_id=john_doe_id,
)
print("John Doe's memories:")
pprint(memory.get_user_memories(user_id=john_doe_id))

memories = memory.search_user_memories(
    user_id=john_doe_id, limit=1, retrieval_method="last_n"
)
print("\nJohn Doe's last_n memories:")
pprint(memories)

memories = memory.search_user_memories(
    user_id=john_doe_id, limit=1, retrieval_method="first_n"
)
print("\nJohn Doe's first_n memories:")
pprint(memories)

memories = memory.search_user_memories(
    user_id=john_doe_id,
    query="What does the user like to do on weekends?",
    retrieval_method="agentic",
)
print("\nJohn Doe's memories similar to the query (agentic):")
pprint(memories)

```

## Usage

<Steps>
  <Snippet file="create-venv-step.mdx" />

  <Step title="Install libraries">
    ```bash
    pip install -U agno
    ```
  </Step>

  <Step title="Run Example">
    <CodeGroup>
    ```bash Mac
    python cookbook/memory/memory_manager/04_memory_search.py
    ```

    ```bash Windows
    python cookbook/memory/memory_manager/04_memory_search.py
    ```
    </CodeGroup>
  </Step>
</Steps>